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| | next_title = [[David Byrne (album)|David Byrne]] | | | next_title = [[David Byrne (album)|David Byrne]] |
| | next_year = 1994 | | | next_year = 1994 |
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| | rev1Score ={{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AM">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id= r60009/review|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
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| |rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
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| |rev2score = {{rating|2|4}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-03-12-9201230279-story.html|title=David ByrneUh-Oh (Luaka Bop/Warner) (STAR)(STAR)Perhaps the turning...|first=Mark|last=Caro|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref>
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| |rev3 = [[Robert Christgau]]
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| |rev4 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
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| |rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=2 |page=107}}</ref>
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| | rev5 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
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| | rev5Score =A-<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1992/03/13/uh-oh/|title=Uh-Oh|website=EW.com}}</ref>
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| |rev6 = ''[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide]]''
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| |rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="MH">{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=186}}</ref>
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| |rev7 = ''[[NME]]''
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| |rev7score = 6/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Morton |first=Roger |date=7 March 1992 |title=Long Play |magazine=[[New Musical Express]] |page=32}}</ref>
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| |rev8= ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
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| |rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |pages=102–103}}</ref>
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| |rev9 = ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]''
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| |rev9score = 5/10<ref name="SP">{{cite book |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |date=1995 |publisher=Vintage Books |pages=394–395}}</ref>
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| '''''Uh-Oh''''' is the second studio album by Scottish-American musician [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]], released in 1992. | | '''''Uh-Oh''''' is the second studio album by Scottish-American musician [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]], released in 1992. |
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| ==Critical reception== | | ==Critical reception== |
| ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that "Byrne has finally figured out how to make the wacky Pan-American dance album he's been after since the mid-1980's."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/22/arts/recordings-view-david-byrne-finds-a-groove-closer-to-home.html|title=RECORDINGS VIEW; David Byrne Finds a Groove Closer to Home|first=Jon|last=Pareles|date=March 22, 1992|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' deemed ''Uh-Oh'' "the most Talking-Heads-esque of Byrne’s solo albums, albeit with a Latin-American influence."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jun/14/david-byrne-every-one-of-his-albums-ranked|title=David Byrne – (almost) all of his albums ranked!|date=June 14, 2018|website=the Guardian}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' thought that Byrne's "yelps, which range from intentionally comic to comically arty, rarely dominate their rhythmically dense, albeit melodically bland, settings."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1992/03/01/pop-recordings/89c82a7e-81b3-4485-88fe-884a3ad2d634/|title=POP RECORDINGS|first=Mark|last=Jenkins|date=March 1, 1992|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref> The ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' wrote that the "Afro-Brazilian influences are more fully integrated now than on 1989's ''[[Rei Momo]]''."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1992-04-24-9204230734-story.html|title=DAVID BYRNE|first=Parry|last=Gettelman|website=OrlandoSentinel.com}}</ref> | | ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that "Byrne has finally figured out how to make the wacky Pan-American dance album he's been after since the mid-1980's." ''[[The Guardian]]'' deemed ''Uh-Oh'' "the most Talking-Heads-esque of Byrne’s solo albums, albeit with a Latin-American influence." ''[[The Washington Post]]'' thought that Byrne's "yelps, which range from intentionally comic to comically arty, rarely dominate their rhythmically dense, albeit melodically bland, settings." The ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' wrote that the "Afro-Brazilian influences are more fully integrated now than on 1989's ''[[Rei Momo]]''." |
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| The track "A Million Miles Away" was used as the [[theme song]] of the TV show ''[[Flying Blind (TV series)|Flying Blind]]''. | | The track "A Million Miles Away" was used as the [[theme song]] of the TV show ''[[Flying Blind (TV series)|Flying Blind]]''. |
